UEFA Europa League

Leicester City vs Napoli, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Leicester City
  • 9': Ayoze Pérez
  • 64': Harvey Barnes
  • Red Card 90'+3': Wilfred Ndidi
FT
2 - 2
Napoli
  • 69': Victor Osimhen
  • 87': Victor Osimhen

Napoli fight back to deny Leicester City

Striker Victor Osimhen scored a second-half brace as Napoli fought back to earn a 2-2 draw at Leicester City in a pulsating Europa League draw.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 4': Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 6': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by David Ospina.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Goal! Leicester City 1, Napoli 0. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 12': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
  • 14': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 14': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 19': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
  • 19': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 21': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
  • 29': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 29': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 32': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 32': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
  • 33': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
  • 37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a headed pass.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Napoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Napoli 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Jonny Evans.
  • 47': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 47': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 49': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 49': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 53': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 57': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City).
  • 57': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 60': VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 1-0 Napoli.
  • 63': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
  • 64': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 64': Goal! Leicester City 2, Napoli 0. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand.
  • 69': Goal! Leicester City 2, Napoli 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a headed pass.
  • 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Patson Daka.
  • 72': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City).
  • 72': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 74': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
  • 74': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 75': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
  • 75': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 76': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 78': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
  • 78': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 82': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ademola Lookman.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 84': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Kevin Malcuit.
  • 85': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 86': David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
  • 87': Goal! Leicester City 2, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
  • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 90'+1': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 90'+3': Second yellow card to Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
  • 90'+4': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Napoli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Napoli 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 5
54.1 Possession 45.9
22 SHOTS 7
7 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
433 Accurate Passes 362
501 Passes 438
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 7
0.2 Cross % 0.3
32 Long Balls 47
18 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 12
10 Effective Clearances 18
10 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 29,579

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard Yellow Card
6 Jonny Evans
5 Ryan Bertrand
27 Timothy Castagne
25 Wilfred Ndidi Yellow Card
42 Boubakary Soumaré Yellow Card
17 Ayoze Pérez
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
7 Harvey Barnes
29 Patson Daka
Leicester City Substitutes:
Youri Tielemans, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Caglar Söyüncü, Daniel Amartey, Luke Thomas, James Maddison, Ricardo Pereira, Marc Albrighton, Hamza Choudhury, Danny Ward, Ademola Lookman, Jamie Vardy.

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 David Ospina (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
13 Amir Rrahmani Yellow Card
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo Yellow Card
2 Kévin Malcuit
8 Fabián Ruiz
20 Piotr Zielinski
99 Frank Anguissa
9 Victor Osimhen
24 Lorenzo Insigne
11 Hirving Lozano
Napoli Substitutes:
Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Adam Ounas, Matteo Politano, Valerio Boffelli, Andrea Petagna, Kostas Manolas, Alessandro Zanoli, Eljif Elmas, Juan Jesus.

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